Fiction

Portrait of a person wearing a green robe and cap with ornate patterns, set against a plain brown background. The expression is calm and formal.

The Banyan, the 18th century's most fashionable accessory

A short and witty reflection on the 18th century fashion icon, the banyan, alongside an except from the novel "the Yellow Cardinal", set in 1765-1776.

Colonial-NewYorker

3 minutes ago2 min read

Two men from the 18th century talk outdoors, dressed in rich Georgian garb.

The Hill, an unfinished poem about John Adams

An unfinished yet elegant lyric poem about the epic dissolution of the historic friendship between John Adams and Jonathan Sewall in 1774.

Colonial-NewYorker

3 days ago6 min read

An image of an 18th century tax stamp from England. This newspaper dates before 1765, so it is a grand example of tax stamps in England before the stamp act riots of 1765 in America

Prelude to the Stamp Act, 1765

A short vignette in a Shakespearean style about the moment when the frigate Edward deposited royal tax stamps in NYC in the year 1765, prefacing a lengthy period of rioting and political violence.

Colonial-NewYorker

5 days ago9 min read